Type Specimen - habeas corpus
SPRING 2022
FONT NAME: habeas corpus
CONCEPT
When classifying fonts, the term "humanist" is one of the most used. They feel softer, less mechanical, than the stiff angles and regular curves of the serifs and sans-serifs. The anatomy of a typeface, much like human anatomy, is built with impeccable attention to detail. Typefaces based off the human body are very common. However, they tend to limit themselves to the external body, showcasing bodies posed and contorted into letterforms. For most people, the extent of their engagement with what lies beneath their skin is limited to biology classes and the occasional doctor's visit. As morbid as it may seem, I've always found the smaller, more intimate aspects of the body fascinating. Coming from a family of medical practitioners, anatomy textbooks took up more space on the bookshelves than novels and biographies. The marvel of engineering that is the human body goes underappreciated all too often. We forget to appreciate everything our bodies do for us, from the smallest of cells to the ever-expanding capacity of the brain, each part serves a purpose. Hence, the creation of "habeas corpus," the font entirely made of human anatomy.
Below, you'll find a breakdown explaining what part of the human body the glyph represents.
A - skeletal nasal cavity
B - alveoli
C - eosinophil
D - corpus callosum
E - renal pelvis
F - sternum + ribs
G - phospholipid bilayer
H - ribosome
I - tibia + fibula
J - inferior angle of the scapula
K - axon terminals
L - mandible
M - capillaries
N - kidney filtration slits
O - iris + pupil
P - vena cava + aorta
Q - neuron
R - kidney
S - duodenum
T - vertebra
U - gastric gland
V - iliocostalis muscle
W - thyroid gland
X - chromosome
Y - aortic valve
Z - cystic duct
0 - red blood cell
1 - C1 vertebra
2 - C2 vertebra
3 - T3 vertebra
4 - T4 vertebra
5 - T5 vertebra
6 - T6 vertebra
7 - T7 vertebra
8 - T8 vertebra
9 - T9 vertebra
